10:26 PM,
Apr. 9, 2013

Riverdale pitcher Trevor Sutton tosses the ball to first base to get LaVergne's Chris Johnson out at first.

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A new batting order produced Riverdale the boost it needed Tuesday night to remain solely in first place in the District 7-AAA baseball standings.

The Warriors defeated La Vergne 7-2 at Riverdale's Jones Field to take a 1-0 lead in the three-game series and build a two-game lead over third-place La Vergne (15-3 overall, 4-3 in 7-AAA). Oakland (18-4, 5-2) remains one game behind the Warriors after its 5-4 win over Siegel.

"We needed a change; we needed something to shake it up a little bit to see if we could get our mojo back a little bit," Riverdale coach Barry Messer said. "It was basically the same ...